Description:
About Discovery Early Learning Centres:
We are a Tasmanian family-owned and operated organisation with extensive experience in providing high-quality education and care programs for children from birth to twelve years of age, across Tasmania. Consistently recognised across the state as Exceeding National Quality Standards, ensuring the highest level of education and care for every child.
Your Service:
Milpara Early Learning Centre provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment that brings children together and creates a sense of community and belonging. Our service offers a unique nature-based outdoor environment.
Offering Long Day Care, Outside School Hours Care including, Before School, After School and Vacation Care, we understand every family has different needs and, with this in mind, we offer care on a full-time or part-time basis. Occasional care and casual care are available where a vacancy exists.
Your impact:
Our passionate team of educators strive to create a nurturing learning environment for the children in our care whilst ensuring they also have fun. Your excellent communication skills and genuine interest in supporting children to grow and realise their potential will have a lasting impact.
You will also need to ensure compliance and safety requirements are met, fulfil some documentation requirements, and assist with cleaning and food preparation.
Partnering with parents and school communities, our goal is to build brighter futures by supporting children's development through play in fun, engaging environments. We live and breathe our company values every day by being considerate, passionate, and courageous, and making a difference.
About the role:
We are seeking Full Time, Part Time and Casual Diploma Qualified Educators to join our professional team, ideally with availability across Monday – Friday 6.30am – 6.30pm. However we can offer casual flexibility for the right candidate. Please reach out to discuss how we can work together to meet your individual needs.
We are dedicated to providing high-quality early education programs for children in a safe, secure, challenging and nurturing environment that is rich, flexible and encourages learning, curiosity, creativity and exploration. You will work with children in our spectacular indoor and outdoor facilities, supported by a team of experienced managers.
Duties:
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Develop a highly cooperative relationship with all staff members to ensure a consistently caring and smoothly operating service
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Model and encourage educators to develop and maintain respectful and equitable relationships with each child
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Provide leadership and positive support for educators and model appropriate skills for other service staff and students
You must have:
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Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care
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Current employment class, Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable Persons Registration
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Regular availability and flexibility to work a range of shifts during our opening hours
Discovery is a Child Safe Organisation and is committed to an organisation-wide culture of child safety as well as a zero-tolerance approach to child abuse. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
Benefits:
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Flexible rosters & optional accrued time off
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Staff children in care discount - 50% off gap fee
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Conditional 8 weeks paid parental leave
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On-the-job coaching & professional development
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Annual uniform allowance
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Employee Assistance Program & focus on educator wellbeing
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Monthly RDO's for full time employees
How to apply:
Click APPLY now, or email HR@discoveryelc.com.au for a copy of the position description or to discuss the position further. Please send your application as soon as possible as shortlisting will commence as applications are received.
Further information can be found at our website: https://discoveryelc.com.au/careers
Discovery is a Tasmanian ‘Employer of Choice’ and is renowned for enabling individuals to fulfil their career and life goals. As an equal-opportunity employer, Discovery is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environments and is committed to inclusive practices that support Reconciliation, inclusion, diversity, and equity. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and who are from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.